Books for 40 something year old?

I'm trying to get back into reading more now I have my Kindle and am looking for something about people of a similar age or that I can relate to, maybe something funny or at least gripping. Any suggestions?

Prefer light reading at the moment as I only seem to find time to read in short bursts, when waiting for my daughter to come out of school or just before bed.

Have enjoyed all sorts in the past, prefer something I can relate to so have read lots involving mums, families, not keen on chick lit aimed at 20 somethings. I like funny books, books about pets, a good thriller. I can't get into fantasy or historical fiction really. Not keen on predictable romances although having said that I've read a lot and some are good.

I enjoyed India Knight's first two books, have just downloaded the sample chapter of Mutton, I didn't enjoy her last few books so much.

Some books I have enjoyed recently and am in your age group!Mumsnet January Bookclub The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceThe Tent, The Bucket and Me by Emma Kennedy- a fun readThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - well written & researched non fiction

Agree with Global spend ages on Amazon reading about books - if I used that time to actually READ my huge stack of "to read" books might reach a managable height! Having said that I have some Waterstones gift cards burning a hole in my pocket!

Go the the library and spend a good hour or so in the fiction section. They may even have a shelf of recent best-sellers or popular books. Then you can find your own way into what you like reading / genre, style of writing etc without having to fork anything out. And if you find a book you like, you can even borrow it - imagine that.

I did enjoy it, and it made me think. It's full of the minutiae of relationships and village life, which I find interesting. Also a glimpse into poverty and drug abuse. It's not highbrow as HP isn't, but she writes believable characters and makes valid moral points IMO.

As a lot of the chicklit authors have got a bit older, so have many of their characters, and some write about families and women in their 30s and 40s. Choc Lit publishes commercial romantic fiction, most of their output is less than £2 on Kindle and sometimes they have special offers. Sue Moorcroft is one that writes about many slightly older characters.

Have you read Gil McNeil's books?

I read a lot of 20th century women writers in reprint editions such as Virago Modern Classics and Persephone. Some are more literary than others but lots of it was the commercial women's fiction of its day. Bloomsbury Reader is also publishing lots of stuff in Kindle format and sometimes has a few on offer, and the library stocks some titles. Dorothy Whipple, Monica Dickens. Barbara Comyns is about to have several books reissued. Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Pym.